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H. H. DUCAT HosIERY Nov. 27, 1928. 11,693,114H

Filed June l5, 1927 g/f/ros 1'@ 5W/efe y@ WMC/77.

Patented Nov. 27, i928.

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vApplica.tion filed June 15., 1927. Serial No.

My invention relates to improvements in hosiery and has for itsprincipal objects, the provision of relatively simple, practical andinexpensive means for retaining the upper portions of hose, Stockingsand the like, upon the limbs of the Wearers, to provide hosierysupporting means tliat'is carried by and forms a part of thc hose andstockings, thereby doing away With the separatergarters and hosesupporters ordinarily employed for retaining the upper portions of hoseand stockings in proper position and further, to

provide hose supporting means that is adjustable, in order that saidsupporting means may be snugly and conveniently fitted on to the Wearerslimbs. y j A further object of my invention is to proide an ornamentalattachment in the nature of a rosette or thelilre, that may bedetachably secured to and combined With a part of the `hosiery'supporting means contemplated by my invention.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my inventionconsistsincertain novel features of construction and arrangement of partsthatvvill hereinafter be more fully described and claimed andillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which 1- Y Fig. 1 is a4perspective'vieiv of a stocking that is equipped with the supportingmeans contemplated by my invention.

lFig. 2 is a perspective view of the upper portion of a stockingprovided ivith'the supporting means and showing the latter in closed orattached position.` n

Fig. 3 is Van enlarged horizontal section Y tekenen the un@ sa of rig.e,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view-olf the outer end of the supporting strapforming a part of my invention and showing the clip that serves as apoint of attachment for the decorative member yof the support.

- Fig. `5 is an elevational vievv of therear side of the detachableIdecorative member.

Fig. Sis a perspective view of a modified form of the hose supportingmeans.

Fig. 'l' is a perspective vvievv of a` further modified form of thekrhose support.

i Fig. 8 is a perspective view ofthe upper portion of modified form ofhosiery, having my improved supporting means associated therewith. y p fY 1 9 is a. perspectivel View of a further modified form of the hosierysupport.

Fig. 10 is a detail elevational vievv show- `complementary snap fastenering a mouified form of the strap and the opening in the' upper portionof the hose through which sait strap projects.

Referring by numeral. to tl e accompanying drawings and particularly tothe form of osiery supporting means, illustrated in Figs. to 3inclusive, 10 designates the body of hose or stocking, that may be ofthe usual knitted texture and the upper end of thel body of said hose orstocking, terminatesk in a hem 11. 1

Located at a suitable point on the yhem 11 is a vertically disposedopening 12, the edge of which is finished in any suitable manner, butpreferably after the fashion of an ordinary outton hole.

ln some instances, the edge of this opening may be finished with aneyelet-13 of relatively tbn metal, cellnloid or the like, as illustratedin i 3. ie.

Positioned Within the hem 11, is a band or strap 14- of flexiblematerial, preferably fabric, and said band or strap may be elastic ornon-elastic as desired. C'ne end of this band or strap is secured in anyAsuitable manner to the Walls of the hem and the other end of Ysaid bandor strap extends outwardly through the eyelet or opening 12.

Secured on the inner face of the projecting end of the strap or band aretivo or more snap fastener members 15, preferably the stud members, andsecured on the outer face of the hem i' the stocking and overlying theopposite end of the elastic band 11i are. the members 16,

1 il l preferably socket members.

By providing aplurality of the fastening devices ou the projecting endof the strap 1a and on the hem 11, provision is made for adjusting thesize of the upper end of the body ofthe hose or stocking, therebypermitting the latter to be conveniently and. comfortably adjusted uponthe wearers limb.V

ln order to cover and hide from vieiv. the greater' portion of theprojecting end of the strap or band 14, said projeetingend may carry adecorative member, such a rosette orA an artificial flower. Thisdecorative member, which is illustrated in TEig. 5 and designated by thenumeral 17,'may be permanently secured to the projecting end of strap1st, or it may be detachably 'mounted thereon, and vvli'ere the latterarrangement is carried out, a small loop or eyelet 18 of metal,

fabric or celluloid, is attached to the outer .or non-elastic strap orband 2() project `through eyelets or oilieningis 21, `formed inthe outer=wall of the hem ofthe hose oi' stocking and both projecting,` ends ofsaid strap or band, carry fastening devices 22 that are adapted toengage complementary fastening,r devices QSWthatare seciiredon the outerface of the hem. rI`his construction permits a wide arrangementofadjustnient inthe upper portion of the body of the hoseor stocking.

v'In Fig. 7, I have shown a further modified construction, wherein thehem is provided with a slit or opening.;- 223, which latter exftends ashort distance downward into the body of the hose or stocking, thusproviding a .substantially V-shape vent and one end of the strap 24 thatoccupies the hem, projects fromthe end thereofon one side of the vent.and carries suitable 'fastening devices 25 that are adaptable to engagecomplementary fastening devices 2G that are secuiedzto the hem onztheopposite side ofthe vent 23.

`In Fig. 8, I have illustrated a modified form of the hose or stocking,wherein a portion of the body ofthe hose or stocking,` on

.the rear side thereof, justbelow the hem, is

removed or `cut away to provide a substantially U-shape opening` andvthus when this formof stocking is onthe limb,.that portion of thelatter, just behind 0r below the knee,

.is-uncovered and exposed. In order that'the upper rear portion of thisform of stocking or hose may fit properly on the limb, a relativelynarrow, fleXible band 27, .may be veX- /tended from the rear portion ofthe bodyof the stocking),- below the cut-away portion, to

Vthe lower edge of the `rear portion ofthe hein.

In Fig. 9, I have `illustrated a modified Vconstruction wherein theupper portionofthe body of the hose or stocking is provided with a hem28 and arranged therein, iis astrap or tape 29, preferablyelastic.

In order to `provide a finish ,for the end of the projecting portion ofthe strap or band that occupies the hem, the end Vof said projecting`y*portion may be provided with a linvishingv member 30 of metal,celluloid .or the like.

While -my improved supporting means is lutilized in connection withladies hosiery,

the length of the hosiery is such that the upper ends thereof, whenproperly placed on the wearers limbs, ,terminate ,just above or belowthe knees and when the projecting ends of the straps 14 havel beenproperly se cured by the fastening devices 15' and 1G to the hem, theupper end of the hose is comfortably lfitted upon the wearers limb andsaid hose will be properly supported, due to the fact that theencircling strap or band performs Athe `functions of agarter, especiallyif said strapoi band is formed of elastic material.

Fui-ther, the upper-end of v.the body of Ithe l `stocking,presents aneat and finished appearance and the decorative member 17, positioned onthe projectingend of the strap, partly or wholly hides the same and addsto the .appearance ofthehose.

If desired, the .material vforming-the hem 11 may be `distinctly.colored .relative `to rthe imaterial forming the bodyof thestocking,.or `to add to the appearance of the hose, said vheinmaybewovenvor knitted witlra distinct pattern, preferably a patternembodyingrdifferent colors. y v f The rfievible member 14, .thatoccupies the hemat the upper endofrthebodyof the stockf ing, functions as a garter,particularly where said` band or strap is formed of lelastic materialand as the projecting endof saidstrap maybe readily disconnectedordetached from the hem, the opening at the upper endof the hose orstockinginaybe enlargedthereby .enabling the hose yor stocking yto bereadily drawn on to or removed from the kwearers limb. V

Obviously my improved hosiery support ing meansunaybeutilized inconnection with the longer forms of hosiery, ,generally worn by ladiesand children or with the shorter forms of hose generally worn by men andboys.

It will lbe readily .understood that minor `changes inthe size, form andconstruction ofthe various partsofmy improved hosiery :supporting meansmay be made and substituted for those herein shown `and describedwithoutdepartingfrom the spirit of my invention, the scope of which isset forth in vthe appendedclaim.

I claimas my invention:

The combination `with a hose or stocking,r providedat the upperzendotits body with a hem, of a flexible straparranged within said ihein, oneend of which-iiexiblestrap,.projects through an' opening in said hein,the other -end of said strap .terminating within said hem immediatelyadjacent to vthe opening through which the opposite end of-said strap.projects and means vrfor detachably connectling the pi'qjecting-endofsaid strap to said

